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Turle
Turle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Edward Turle (1883–1966), British Royal Navy officer *Frederica J. Turle (1880–?), English writer *James Turle (1802–1882), English classical organist and composer *Henry Frederic Turle (1835–1883), English journalist See also *Turle knot A turle knot is a knot used while fishing for tying a hook or fly to a leader. It is named after Major William Greer Turle, a 19th-century English angler who popularized the knot but did not claim to have invented it. Turle was a contemporary o ..., fishing knot * Turley {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Turle
Rear Admiral Charles Edward Turle, (23 March 1883 – 16 March 1966) was a senior Royal Navy commander. Born in Kent, Turle was commissioned as a naval officer in 1903 and would serve in World War I and World War II, reaching the rank of Rear Admiral. He was the principal British Naval Attaché in Athens from 1929 to 1941, and thus played an important role in the naval aspect of the Greco-Italian war and subsequent German invasion of Greece. Early life and World War I Born on 23 March 1883 in Blackheath, Kent, Charles Edward Turle was the son of Edward Turle and his wife Jessie Elizabeth (''née'' Kieser). Educated at Wellington College, Turle began his naval career at a young age, entering HMS ''Britannia'' in September 1898. He was commissioned a temporary sub-Lieutenant on 15 July 1903 and confirmed in his rank the following year. For the annual manoeuvres of 1904, he commanded the torpedo boat HM ''TB 67'' (1885), and by 1912 was promoted to the rank of Lieuten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turle Knot
A turle knot is a knot used while fishing for tying a hook or fly to a leader. It is named after Major William Greer Turle, a 19th-century English angler who popularized the knot but did not claim to have invented it. Turle was a contemporary of Frederic M. Halford and fished the chalkstreams of Hampshire with Halford in the late 19th century and was an early pioneer in the use of eyed hooks for fly fishing. It has sometimes, wrongly, been referred to as the turtle knot. H. Cholmondeley-Pennell is his 1886 edition of ''Modern Improvements in Fishing Tackle and Fish Hooks'' described the Turle Knot thus: For attachment to a bare hook I have been hitherto in the habit of using a very ingenious knot invented by Major Turle, and known under his name.* Attached to the turn-down eyed hook it answers excellently well, as I can testify from experience, having used nothing else for many weeks in sea and river fishing, when the catch amounted to some thousands of whiting, mackerel, gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Frederic Turle
Henry Frederic Turle (1835–1883) was an English journalist, known as the editor of ''Notes and Queries''. Life He was the fourth son of James Turle, organist of Westminster Abbey, and was born in York Road, Lambeth, on 23 July 1835. The family moved in September 1841 to live in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey, and on 31 March 1845 he was admitted as a chorister at Westminster School. For the sake of his health, he spent from Christmas 1848 to the autumn of 1850 at the school of George Roberts at Lyme Regis; he was readmitted at Westminster on 3 October 1850. From 1856 to 1863 Turle was a temporary clerk in a branch of the War Office in the Tower of London. In 1870 he became assistant to William John Thoms, the founder and editor of ''Notes and Queries''. In 1872, when John Doran succeeded Thoms, Turle retained the position of sub-editor; and on Doran's death in 1878 he became editor. He was busy at work until his sudden death, from heart disease, on 28 June 1883, in his ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Turle
James Turle (5 March 1802 – 28 June 1882) was an English organist and composer, best known today as the writer of several widely sung Anglican chants and the hymn tune "Westminster" sung to the words of Frederick William Faber "My God, how wonderful thou art". Turle was born at Taunton, Somerset, and started as a choirboy at Wells Cathedral. In 1817 he became a pupil of G. E. Williams, organist at Westminster Abbey in London, and after acting as deputy for some years he succeeded to this post himself in 1831 and held it until his death. He and Sir John Goss, the organist at St Paul's Cathedral, had been fellow pupils in London as boys. Turle was a great organist in his day, and composed a good deal of church music which was well known. His son Henry Frederic Turle Henry Frederic Turle (1835–1883) was an English journalist, known as the editor of ''Notes and Queries''. Life He was the fourth son of James Turle, organist of Westminster Abbey, and was born in York Road, Lam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederica J
Frederica or Fredrica may refer to: * Frederica (given name), including a list of notable people who bear the name * ''Frederica'' (novel), a romance novel by Georgette Heyer * Frederica, Delaware, United States * Frederica Academy, an American school * Fort Frederica, a historic American fort * Frederica naval action, a small naval battle during the American Revolutionary War * Frederica Bernkastel, a character in the Japanese sound novel ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni'' * Princess Frederica (other), including princesses named Frederika and Friederike * ''Frederica'' (1932 film), a German historical musical drama film * ''Frederica'' (1942 film), a French comedy film See also * Erica (other) * Frederika (other) Frederika may refer to: * Frederika, Iowa, United States *Frederika Township, Bremer County, Iowa, United States See also *Frederica (given name) *Frederica (other) * Fredrika (other) *Princess Frederica (other) *Feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
